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March 5, 2018

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The Aegis: Top stories

Trees, wires down, roads closed, train cars in river after Friday storm rips through Harford

Saturday, Mar 3

Harford County executive gives The Aegis a tour of the damage left in the wake of Friday's wind storm, as trees remain down, roads remain blocked and thousands still do not have power.

Harford state Sen. Wayne Norman, described as a 'good man,' dies Sunday

Wayne Norman, a Bel Air attorney, former state delegate and current state senator, died Sunday, the county executive's office announces.

Harris defends gun rights, immigration policy during raucous Harford town hall

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris hosts town hall meeting at Joppa-Magnolia fire hall Thursday evening.

Fire destroys Joppa house early Saturday; occupants get out safety but two cats die

A man and woman escaped without injury but their two cats perished when a fire destroyed a house in the 400 block of Timber Lane early in Joppa early Saturday morning.

Harford school board makeup headed for major changes in next 16 months

The 2018 race for the Harford County Board of Education is happening without four senior members of the current board — Robert Frisch, Joseph Voskuhl, Laura Runyeon & Nancy Reynolds — based on the candidates who filed. How will the election work with a board that was seated in less than four years

C. Milton Wright wins first girls region basketball title since 1996

The C. Milton Wright Mustangs girls basketball team won the Class 3A North Region championship, the first since the Mustangs went to back-to-back state semifinals in 1995 and 1996. The win came over the Towson Generals, 34-18, in a game neither team could find much offense, until the Mustangs (21

Six county grapplers advance to state wrestling finals

Glenelg's Jared Thomas (132 pounds), Max Sotka (170), Sam Alsheimer (182) and Robbie Baxter (220) reach 1A/2A finals, while Centennial's Jason Kraisser (145) and Mt. Hebron's Nick Nordhausen (285) reach finals in 3A/4A

Big fourth quarter propels Patterson Mill boys to region basketball title

Patterson Mill used a 24-2 fourth quarter scoring advantage Saturday to win the Class 1A East Region boys basketball championship, beating visiting Snow Hill, 55-39, in front of a packed Patterson Mill High School gym.